The World - News from Aug. 1, 1989
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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party decided to receive applications from candidates for the party presidency on Saturday and then hold a caucus Aug. 8 to choose a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Sosuke Uno. The decision by the Liberal Democrats’ presidential election management committee marks the first time since former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone was chosen in 1982 that the party has committed itself to pick a new leader in an open election, rather than through back-room machinations.
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